捣 — Chinese character
捣
dǎo
to thresh, to pound; to stir, to disturb; to attack
- Pinyin
- dǎo
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 扌 岛
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 岛
- Traditional
- 搗
Common words with 捣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捣乱 (搗亂) | dǎo luàn | to disturb; to look for trouble |
| 捣毁 (搗毀) | dǎo huǐ | to destroy; to smash |
| 捣蛋 (搗蛋) | dǎo dàn | to cause trouble; to stir up trouble |
| 捣鬼 (搗鬼) | dǎo guǐ | to play tricks; to cause mischief |
| 捣碎 (搗碎) | dǎo suì | to pound into pieces; to mash |
| 鼓捣 (鼓搗) | gǔ dao | to tinker with; to incite |
| 捣蛋鬼 (搗蛋鬼) | dǎo dàn guǐ | troublemaker |
| 直捣 (直搗) | zhí dǎo | to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc); (fig.) to directly target (the main objective) |
| 捣鼓 (搗鼓) | dǎo gu | to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth |
| 调皮捣蛋 (調皮搗蛋) | tiáo pí dǎo dàn | naughty; mischievous; to act up |
| 捣烂 (搗爛) | dǎo làn | to mash; to beat to a pulp |
| 直捣黄龙 (直搗黃龍) | zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng | lit. to directly attack Huanglong; fig. to directly combat the root of a problem |
English words written with 捣
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